Financial Services Tax – Assistant Manager
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Grant Thornton Ireland (GT) has nearly 3,000 people in 9 offices across Ireland, The Isle of Man, Gibraltar, and Bermuda, with a presence in over 145 countries around the world, and a global network of over 68,000 people.
At GT, we work as trusted advisors, bringing local knowledge and national expertise, with a global presence, to help businesses succeed – wherever they are located.
A Career at GT
We are seeking an Assistant Manager to join our growing financial services tax team. The successful individual will seek solutions to technical issues and demonstrate sufficient technical knowledge to supervise the relevant work area. Excellent opportunities exist for ambitious and driven candidates to progress within the firm. The position attracts a competitive remuneration package and ongoing career development.
Main responsibilities:
1. Produces high quality tax advice accurately, delivering to expectations, responding quickly to client demands and delivering to deadlines.
2. Is actively involved in client meetings, concisely and confidently answering client queries.
3. Reviews tax returns and computations in conjunction with agreed timescales; ensures the efficient and risk-managed delivery of compliance.
4. Ensures compliance with internal procedures including the completion of client take-on and keeps partners and managers informed of progress on each job.
5. Demonstrates sufficient technical knowledge to supervise relevant area of work.
6. Seeks solutions to technical issues and demonstrates a willingness to understand and recognise the breadth of possible technical issues.
7. Assists colleagues by openly sharing knowledge.
8. Actively seeks opportunities to attend training courses, keeping technical knowledge up to date and developing managerial competencies through in-house training opportunities.
9. Participates in business development opportunities and works with partners and managers to promote the firm's tax expertise and other services to clients and target clients both internally and externally.
Skills and attributes:
1. ACA, ACCA, or CTA qualified;
2. 2 years' post qualification experience of working in a financial services tax environment;
3. Strong technical knowledge, solutions driven and proven ability to identify opportunities for clients;
4. Asset Management and/or Insurance expertise would be an advantage;
5. Capable of working on your own initiative;
6. Ability to build trusted relationships with clients and the financial services teams across the firm and the global network;
7. Strong interpersonal skills are essential together with proven people development skills to support the development of the more junior staff;
8. Ambitious and want to pursue a career in practice.
Life at GT
Reward and benefits:
Our reward and benefits are designed to create an environment where our people can flourish. We are committed to building a culture where our people have access to the necessary benefits to help promote a healthy lifestyle and thrive.
Equity, diversity and inclusion:
At Grant Thornton, we provide equitable opportunities for all our colleagues. We are a responsible, sustainable business where equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) is at the forefront of our workplace culture agenda.
We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them. Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery, and helps us to meet the needs of our clients.
Recognition:
We want to create a culture of recognition and celebrating success, by saying thank you to people who surpass our expectations and recognising the right values and behaviours.
Grant Thornton Ireland operates from offices in Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Galway, Kildare, Limerick, Isle of Man, Gibraltar and Bermuda.
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